Introduction Of Paperless Courts: SC Committee Invites SCBA For Discussion [Read Letter]

The Registrar of Supreme Court, Deepak Jain, has asked the officer bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association to attend the meeting of the Committee for Rationalization of Use of Papers in the Supreme Court of India and for Introduction of Paperless Courts, scheduled to be held on January 29, 2020 to discuss the following issues: To effect amendments in Supreme Court Rules,...

Custodial Torture : Madras HC Upholds the Decision of Sessions Court To Award One Lakh Compensation To The Victim [Read Judgment]

The Single Bench of the Madras High Court, Justice Subramoniun Prasad upheld the judgement of the Sessions Judge awarding compensation of Rs. 1,00,000/- to the victim who suffered torture, bodily injury and humiliation while in custody. The victim filed a petition before the Principal District and Sessions Judge for the custodial torture inflicted on him. Though the state filed...

'Govt Does Not Mean A Lax Govt': Allahabad HC Imposes Cost On State For Delaying Payment Of Post-Death Dues Of An Employee [Read Judgment]

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court came down heavily upon state authorities for delaying the payment of post-death dues, namely, Provident Fund, Gratuity and arrears of salary etc. of an employee, for over 24 years. "Denial for payment of dues of deceased employee for the last more than 24 years is without any basis and patently arbitrary. It shows that adamant and illegal attitude...

Consumer Commission Can Take Additional Evidence On Record At The Stage Of Appeal And Revision, NCDRC 5-Judge Bench Decides Reference [Read Order]

A five-judge bench of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has opined that additional evidence/ documents can be allowed to be presented before the Consumer Commission at the stage of appeal and revision but only if the parties presenting the same prove that the documents or evidence was not in its knowledge or that despite exercise of due diligence could not be produced at...

Delhi HC Issues Notice To ED In Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging FIPB Clearance Given To Air Asia

Delhi High Court has impleaded Enforcement Directorate as a party in Subramanian Swamy's plea challenging the FIPB clearance granted by centre to Air Asia Private Limited. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has directed Enforcement Directorate to file a status report on the next date of hearing in a sealed cover. In today's...

SC Collegium Proposes Advocate Javed Iqbal Wani As Judge Of J&K High Court [Read Statement]

Pursuant to meeting held on January 22nd Supreme Collegium has proposed to elevate Advocate Javed Iqbal Wani, as Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Click Here To Download Statement [Read Statement] ...

Trial Courts Can Only Recommend Compensation Under POCSO Rules, Cannot Decide The Quantum : Karnatka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has held that trial court/special court has to recommend the District Legal Services Authority/state legal services authority to decide and award the compensation in accordance with the POCSO rules, or the victim compensation scheme, but should not decide the quantum of compensation, itself, which is against the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code...

Collegium Proposes Advocate Savitri Ratho As Judge Of The Orissa High Court [Read Statement]

Pursuant to meeting held on January 22nd Supreme Collegium proposed Advocate Savitri Ratho, as Judge of the Orissa High CourtClick Here To Download Statement[Read...

SC Collegium Proposes To Elevate 6 Judicial Officers & 1 Advocate As Rajasthan HC Judges [Read Resolutions]

Pursuant to its meeting held on January 22, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to elevate six Judicial Officers and one Advocate as Judges of the Rajasthan High Court. They are: Devendra KachhawahaSatish Kumar SharmaPrabha SharmaManoj Kumar VyasRameshwar VyasShri Chandra Kumar SongaraManish Sisodia, Advocate Notably, the Collegium had...

SC Collegium Proposes Advocate Abhay Kumar Ahuja As Judge Of Bombay HC [Read Statement]

Pursuant to meeting held on 22nd January Supreme Court collegium proposed the elevation of Advocate Abhay Kumar Ahuja, as Judge of the Bombay High Court. Click Here To Download Statement[Read...

Access To Roads Is A Fundamental Right: P&H HC Passes Slew Of Directions To Ensure Road Safety & Traffic Management [Read Order]

Holding that "access to roads" is a Fundamental Right, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has passed a slew of directions to ensure road safety and traffic management in the UT of Chandigarh. While hearing suo moto proceedings against misuse of cycle-tracks/ pedestrian paths in southern sectors of Chandigarh, the bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Amol Rattan Singh...

Acceptance Of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Not A Ground To Quash Case Under Sec 138 NI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has held that acceptance of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Plan under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot be a ground for quashing the prosecution initiated under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against the corporate debtor and its officials. "No clause in the Corporate Insolvency...